Weighing-scoop.



PATENTED MAR, 14, 1905,

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WEIGHNG- SGOOP.

APPLIOATIOH IILED MAY 17. 1904.

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WEIGHING SCOOP.

APPLIoATIoN FILED um 17, 1904.

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PATENT OFFICE.

. JOHN L. TAYLOR, OF BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN.

WEIGHING-SCOOP- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 784,641, dated March 14, 1905.

Application iled May 17, 1904. Serial No. 208,418.

To all whom, it nea/y concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN L. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States, residing' at Benton Harbor,in the county of BerrienandSt-ateof Michigan, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in VVeighing-Scoops; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful iniprovements in weighing-scoops; and the object of the invention is t0 produce a simple and efficient device of this character in which commodities being weighed and wherever positioned within the scoop will indicate accurately the amount being weighed upon a dial.

The invention consists in various details of construction and combinations and arrangements 0f parts, which will be hereinafter fully dsscribed and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this application, and in which drawings similar letters of reference indicate like parts in the views, in whichi Figure l is a top plan view of a scoop made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the same, parts being shown in elevation. Fig. 3 is an edge View of the weighingmechanism. Fig. 4 is a detail view of one of the plates to which the weighing apparatus is held, and Fig. 5 is a detail view of the indicating apparatus.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a scoop which may be of any size or shape and made of any suitable material, and B is a hollow handle having a scale B upon its outer face and positioned adjacent to the end which is adapted to be attached to the scoop.

C C designate two bracket-arms which are angular at their ends and fastened to the back and bottom portions of the scoop and are fastened thereto by means of pins.

D and D designate two plates which are fastened together by means of pins passing through the apertures Z in the corners of said plates and each of said plates has apertures E and E', adapted to receive the springs F and F, respectively, which have play in said apertures.

(i designates a pin which is fastened to the rear ends of the arms C C, and the ends of said pin project beyond the outer faces of said arms and are adapted to have a play in the elongated curved slots K in the plates D and D Said pin Gr serves to guide the rear ends of the arms and also serves in cooperation with the edge of the slot to form a stop to take up jar incident to a thrust of the scoop into a commodity to be weighed. The spring Fis connected at one end to a pin J, carried by the plates D and D, and its other end is fastened to a pin N, carried by said arms C C, while the spring F is fastened to a pin O, also held between said arms C C, and its other end is fastened to a pin I, carried by the plates 4D and D' near the upper forward edges of the same.

Suitable washers or blocks 1; are interposed between the two arms C C to hold the saine spaced apart, and mounted upon a pin C intern'iediate the arms C C is a link Q, oml end of which is pivoted to the angle-lever R, which is pivotally mounted upon a pin RQ carried by the plates l) and D Said lever l is piv- Oted atSto an imlicatlng-pointer S, which latter has lingers T bent at right angles from the edge thereof and adapted to overhang the marginal edges of the walls formed in the handle of the scoop along the opposite niarginal edges of the scale referred to.

After the arms C C have been adjusted between the plates D and D the latter are inserted in the handle B and held in place by means of a screw L, which passes through the end of the handle and engages a block interposed between the two plates D and D.

In operation if the weight is placed in the l 3. A weighing ajn'iiaratus con'iprlsing' a said indicator and said arms, as set forth.

having transverse apertures, pins carried by back portion of the scoop it will cause a teni scoop, a handle detachably held thereto and 65 sion upon the spring F by the tilting` down i having' a scale upon the surface thereof, arms of the arms C, connected to said spring, a cersecured to said scoop having' shank portions 5 tain distance; but if the weight is placed in spaced apart, pins connecting said arms, slotthe front portion of the scoop a greater tented plates held together by pins and between sion will be brought upon the spring' F by which said arms are mounted, a pin carried 70 reason of the increased leverage, and the by said arms and having' ends projecting bespringFwill be slig'htly under tension to overyoud the sides thereof and adapted to have a IO come the extra leverage, and there will be a play in curved slots in said plates, springs secertain point intermediate the two springs at cured at their outer ends to pins carried by which an indicator mechanism may be consaid plates and their inner ends secured to said 75 nected whereby the same amount of g'oods bearms, an indicatingpointcr adapted to play ing weighed may be indicated upon the scale over said scale, and pivotal link-aml-lcver I5 wherever the commodity may be placed withconnections with said arms intermediate said in the scoop. As the arms are drawn down springs, as set forth.

b v the weig'ht in the scoop the link Q will 4. A weighing apparatus comprising' a 80 cause the angle-lever R to tilt upon its pivot, scoop, a handle detachably held thereto and and the indicating-linger S will move over provided withascale upon the surface thereof, A2O the scale to indicate accurately the amount witha slotin said handleadjacent to said scale, being weighed. It will thus be seen that by arms fastened to the scoop and having' shank the arrangement shown and described the levportions which are spaced a part, slotted plates S5 erag'e and tension are equalized wherever the and pins for holding' the same together and commodity is placed in the scoop, and by the between which plates said arms are mounted,

provision of the stops at the ends of the arms springs secured one at its outer end adjacent the scoop may be thrust with force into any to the rear ends of said plates, and a second commodity without injury to the delicate spring secured at its outer (nnlmljaeent tothe 90 parts, as the jar incident to the coming' in conforward ends of the plates, the inner ends ol tact with the matter being' weighed will be said springs being' fastened to said arms, a

taken up. stop-pin carried by said arms and projecting While I have shown 'a particular detailed beyond the outer faces thereof and having' construction of apparatus illustrating my play in curved slots in said plates, a link piv- 95 weighing-scoop, it will be understood that I otally mounted between said arms, an indmay differentiate the construction of the same, eating-pointer, and pivotal connections heW 3 5 if desired, without in any way departing' from tween the same and said link, as set forth.

the spirit of the invention. 5. A weighing apparatus comprising' a Having thus fully described my invention, scoop, a handle detachably held thereto and IOO what I claim as new, and desire to secure by provided with a scale upon the surface thereof, Letters Patent, is4 with a slot in said handle ad jacentto said scale,

40 l. A weighing apparatus comprising a arms fastened to the scoop and having' shank scoop, arms secured to said scoop and spaced portions which are spaced apart, slotted plates apart, plates between which said arms are supand pins for holding' the same together and 105 ported, a handle provided with a scale therebetween which plates said arms are mounted, on secured to said plates, springs secured to springs secured one at its outer end adjacent said plates and adapted to support said arms, to the rear ends of said plates, and a second and an indicator-finger having' pivotal linkspring' secured at its outer end adjaccntto the and-lever connections with said arms and forward ends of the plates, a stop-pin carried 110 adapted to move over said scale, as set forth. by said arms and projecting' beyond the outer 2. A weighing apparatus comprising a faces thereof and having' play in curved slots scoop, arms secured to the latter with a hanin said plates, a link pivotally mounted bedle detachably held to the scoop and having' a tween said arms, an indicating-pointer having scale on the surface thereof with slots adjaa linger extending through said slot in the 115 cent thereto, plates spaced apart, pins carried handle and adapted to move over said scale, by said plates, springs secured at their outer and an ang'le-lever pivotally connected to said ends to the pins carried by said plates, pins link and indicating-pointer, as set forth.

fastened to said arms and to which the inner 6. A weig'hing apparatus comprising' a ends of said springs are fastened, said springs scoop, a hollow handle detachablyheld thereto I 20 adapted to have tension in opposite directions and provided with a scale upon its surface as the arms are tilted, means for limiting' the with slots along' the marginal edges thereof,

throw of said arms in one direction, an indiarms secured to said scoop and having' shank cator adapted to move over said scale, and portions which are spaced apart, plates bepivotal link-and-lever connections between tween which saidarms are mounted, said plates said plates, springs secured at their' outer ends and having pivotal connection with said indieaoh to one of said pins and positioned in said oator and said links, as set forth. IO transverse apertures, the inner ends of the In testimony whereof I hereunto aiX 1nv springs being Connected to said arms, an insignature in presence of two Witnesses.

dieator having iingers projecting through said JUHN L. TAYLOR. slots and adapted t0 niove over said scale, a Vitnesses: link pivotally supported by said arms, an an- HUMPHREY S. GRAY,

glo-lover pivotally mounted upon said plates ANNA E. JENNINGS. 

